[newsimage]http://static.rankone.nl/images_posts/2010/05/kQRwYW.jpg[/newsimage]Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the company has learned from past mistakes and will not miss out as the industry continues a trend towards cloud services that are able to support work and entertainment from any location.
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Cloud Computing: All you base are belong to us. We've also been keylogging your bank account, credit card details, and have complete access your facebook profile. Actually, we already had access to your full facebook profile, because we're a facebook advertiser anyway. Damn you myspace users!!!!!

Cloud computing is a great advance of technology whereby the user gives up all rights to their software, media, and user data to whomever is hosting it.

There's no piracy where there's no PC's.

Cloud Vendor: Here's your thin client with fast internet connection ... here's your monthly bill for internet access, OS and general software (MS office online not included, premium subscription required), storage (premium subscriptions provide 2GB, 5GB, 10GB & upwards), and content subscription. Failure to pay this subscription bill on time will result in your profile being deleted, which includes your user data, customizations and content subscriptions. As per standard terms and agreements, USB and external storage ports have been disabled for your protection, not for the protection of the cloud computing environment, nor protection of profits by preventing users backing up their data & profile so that they can move to a non-cloud environment or to an alternative cloud computing vendor.

Only the name "Cloud Computing" is bullshit. It just means that you can access your data/cpu power anywhere anytime.. Duh..

And there really is not a real cloud computing. The data has to be stored somehwere. Sure, a 5 redundant x RAID 10 seperated over 5 different locations around the planet (in case of meteor attack and/or alien invasion) makes your data safe everywhere.

In the end it does not matter if there is cloud compuing or not. If you use a nice cool encrypting tool like TrueCrypt correctly, not even all the clouds in the world can try and recover your data.

There used to be a time when people were cool because of who they were, not what they owned. I guess those days are gone. Very sad.

Engineering -> How cool you are is defined by how many gadgets you are wearing. Clothing is optional, if you are wearing enough gadgets

Fashion -> How cool you are is defined by what you are wearing, and how many bones are showing.

Business -> How cool you are is defined by what you are wearing, and how big your office is, and what your desk is made of. You should also have a lute, or other peasanty ancient ancestor of the modern guitar. A Eukele is probably not going to help your credibility.

Stupid Rich People -> How cool you are is defined by what you are wearing (and how daggy they are), and how big your credit limit is.